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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kody doing while Tamu is giving birth to their daughter?
(a) He is on a date with another girlfriend.
(b) He is with gang friends at a party.
(c) He is in jail.
(d) He drives into gang territory looking for trouble.

2. What is the name of Kody and Tamu's daughter?
(a) Kyra.
(b) Keonna.
(c) Keondra.
(d) Kenya.

3. Why is Kody attracted to Tamu?
(a) She is in the gang with him.
(b) She has children and is a good mother.
(c) She is willing to join the gang for Kody.
(d) She is not in a gang.

4. Who shows up at the hospital after Kody calls for protection?
(a) The nurse's son.
(b) His mother.
(c) Crazy De.
(d) His brother, Li'l Monster.

5. Why does Kody want to fight these men outside the store he wants to rob?
(a) Lil' Hunchy starts the fight and needs help.
(b) He needs to defend himself.
(c) These men want to rob the store too.
(d) He thinks he can beat them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kody mean when he says that the gang is like a complex military organization?

2. What fellow Tray Eights gang member does Kody see when he returns to jail in the chapter "Can't Stop, Won't Stop?"

3. When Kody arrives home from jail, what does he discover happened to a fellow gang member's sister?

4. Why does Twinky's mother want to go to April's house?

5. After the drive by shooting at China's house, why does Kody's gang choose to identify the shooters to the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kody and his crew send a message to would-be kidnappers?

2. After a fight outside of Western Surplus, Kody is shot. How do you think this will affect his gang activities?

3. Describe the time Kody and his brother were arguing over a piece of trash.

4. By the end of the first chapter, Kody begins to show signs of a struggle with gang life. In what ways is he having difficulty with his choices?

5. How does a member's gang affiliation affect their families?

6. In the chapter, "The Juvenile Tank," Kody is reflective about prison gangs. According to Kody, how does prison strengthen the gang?

7. How does Kody's mother show concern for him when he is released the hospital?

8. Describe Kody's relationship with his mother in the chapter "Boys to Men."

9. How does China's grandfather show his disdain for gangs?

10. Kody enters the Crips after his 6th grade graduation. How does Kody prove that he is ready for the gang life?

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